DO HOUSEWORK, LIVE LONGER

A study published in the British Medical Journal suggests that doing light physical activity such as housework each day is enough to substantially lower the risk of early death. Researchers from the University of Leicester reviewed eight previous studies and found that:
– Deaths fell steeply as levels of light-intensity activity increased – with every minute up to five hours offering additional benefits for a person’s well-being.
– When the intensity of physical activity increased to a moderate level, a similarly steep decrease in deaths occurred up to a plateau of just 24 minutes a day. Moderate-intensity activities include brisk walking, vacuuming or mowing the lawn.
Said Dr. Charlotte Edwardson, an associate professor at the university: “These findings really reinforce the saying ‘Doing something is better than doing nothing.’”
* Okay, Dr. Edwardson. Drop and give me 30 pushups.
* Here’s what I love about this study: a bunch of people sitting on their butts re-reading studies done by other people are telling us that we need to be more motivated.
* My house is a pit, but who wants to live forever?
* Housework, vacuuming, mowing the lawn – you may not live longer but it’ll sure feel like it.
* “They’ll find me dead, but I bet they notice how clean my house is.”
* This, from the nation that brought us butlers and maids.